WSJ Photos: Fifth Avenue Wipeout

Wet streets lined with slushy snow proved hazardous to a few commuters on Fifth Avenue Wednesday morning, the day after a storm dumped almost a dozen inches of snow across the city. Photographer Timothy Clary for Agence France-Presse/Getty Images captured some of the more unfortunate falls.

Timothy Clary of AFP/Getty Images

The snow, which had largely stopped by Wednesday morning, left 11 inches in Central Park, setting a record for Jan. 21. ”It was a classic nor’easter,” said David Stark, a National Weather Service meteorologist.

Tuesday’s storm caused the cancellation of almost 3,000 flights across the Northeast. New York City’s schools opened on a normal schedule, but some districts in New Jersey and Long Island closed for the day.